Research funding

US physician also tells summit that, while governments change, ‘science goes on’

Carolyn Fairbairn’s UUK speech will also criticise Labour’s plans to abolish tuition fees in England

Metric on self-referencing could provide ‘truer’ citation data, say researchers

Major investment in advanced medical manufacturing announced by government

Changes to associate membership criteria could open up European research funding worldwide

New data show how universities took up the slack when businesses cut back on R&D. But the crisis also led to greater demands on universities to boost growth

Aarhus University has signed up companies to fund fundamental research in what it calls a ‘patent-free playground’

Staff covering for academics on leave are often given no time to conduct research themselves

Synergy Grants will be worth a total of €250 million but, when piloted in 2012 and 2013, success rates were under 3 per cent

Science policy experts have concerns about the effectiveness of new UK government support model

Universities facing the challenges of developing a knowledge economy

European Innovation Council mission to create ‘unicorns’ may deprive academics of funding, critics warn

There are several stumbling blocks on the way to negotiating access to European research funding, writes Holly Else

Low grant success rates, a shrinking budget and concerns over evaluations preceded departure

Scholar returning to homeland from US to lead university speaks of his concerns

CDU wants country to invest 3.5 per cent of GDP in research and development – more than twice that of UK

Sydney’s deputy v-c says government must put its money where its mouth is

Jo Johnson outlines UK ambition to be ‘go-to country’ for innovation and discovery, even after Brexit

Major study on successor to Horizon 2020 also suggests including Canada and Australia in European programmes

‘Shocking’ shift away from fundamental projects harms country's scientific reputation, says author of report

Universities could lose out as emphasis switches to supporting innovation

President offers disaffected climate scientists a ‘second homeland’ to conduct their work

Low salaries, excessive bureaucracy and poorly defined research policies add to region’s woes

Director-general of research and innovation at the European Commission says university research funding would not be affected

Institutions say Commission should divert structural funds into modernising academic systems

Government taking reports ‘extremely seriously’ and seeking ‘additional briefing’

Interim evaluation highlights challenges facing researchers in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states

Free movement and ECJ jurisdiction seen as potential stumbling blocks at Russell Group's meeting with MEPs

European Commission interim evaluation highlights ‘oversubscription’ in funding bids

Country’s scientists must be able to demonstrate that they can continue competing on the world stage, senior academic says

Reciprocal academic visa also among ideas under consideration by vice-chancellors

British universities would be ‘most affected’ by failure to increase Horizon 2020 funding, MEP warns

Country’s funding councils say institutions must offer research chairs positions to diverse pool of candidates

Support for medical science and the humanities will increase under 2017 budget deal

Commission hopes awards will help researchers find other sources of funding

Medical charity sets out demands to allow it to invest ‘confidently’

Carnival atmosphere at the London March for Science as events take place across the world

Peer review process punishes academics who ‘challenge the dogma’ of their field, scientists claim

University’s head of Brexit strategy urges universities to apply pressure over ‘essential’ priority

British researchers no longer win the most grants for established scientists, having already fallen behind in early career category

Figures demonstrate the power of the ‘golden triangle’ in bidding for EU cash

V-c warns that European Court of Justice role in grant disputes makes UK association ‘difficult to see’

More money and competition for tenure has helped country’s young researchers progress

Without input from other disciplines, new technologies will fail to improve lives, report warns

Universities warn they may be unable to meet staffing and facilities costs alone

Transparency ‘crucial’ to the introduction of new metrics in Continent’s research system

Lack of clear strategy to keep UK in EU’s research framework is blocking new collaborative projects

Carlos Moedas defends research council as discussions build over next framework programme

Health and environmental agencies face savage reductions as defence spending soars

Life science is a big part of the UK government’s industrial strategy, but neglecting basic research will drive top researchers abroad and threaten the flow of translatable discoveries, says Philippe Froguel

Early signs of new administration’s attitude to research funding worry experts

Who is the man who will take the top job in UK science?

Development assistance and research alike are ill-served by cash earmarked for both, argue Ambreena Manji and Peter Mandler

Mathematical model works by trying to remove skewing of results in group funding decisions

Dame Athene Donald on how the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy had to reissue a job advert for UKRI board members

The new CEO of UKRI, Sir Mark Walport, says a shake-up of UK research funding is needed if the country is to remain internationally competitive

Scientists have mixed reactions to announcement of UKRI leader